KSG 25-WP-4366-2026.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.4366 OF 2026 Richard Payne … Petitioner V/s. The State of Maharashtra & Ors … Respondents _______________________________________ Adv. Jessy Payne a/w Adv. Neha Parte for the Petitioner. Adv. J.P. Yagnik, A.P.P. for Respondent No.1-State. Mr. Vilas Rathod, Sr.P.I. a/w Mr. Sunil Nigudkar, P.I. attached to Kurla Police Station. _______________________________________ CORAM : A. S. GADKARI AND KAMAL KHATA, JJ. DATE : 3rd SEPTEMBER, 2026 P.C. : 1) Learned Advocate for the Petitioner on instructions seeks leave to withdraw Petition with liberty to avail alternate remedy i.e. filing a private complaint before the learned jurisdictional Magistrate, as may be permissible in law. 1.1) Leave and liberty granted. 2) Disposed off as withdrawn with aforesaid liberty. ( KAMAL KHATA, J. ) ( A.S. GADKARI, J. ) 1/1 KIRAN SANJAY GHUGE Digitally signed by KIRAN SANJAY GHUGE Date: 2026.09.08 11:28:02 +0530